KR102080685B1 - Wearable baby weight support system - Google Patents

Abstract

Wearable infant weight support device according to the present invention, a pair of leg support made of a joint link structure to support the load while wearing on the user's leg; A hip support connected to the upper end of the pair of leg supports and positioned at a user's hip; A waist wearer that is rotatably connected to the hip supporter so as to be worn on a user's waist, and is capable of being reversed to the front and back of the user; It is configured to include an infant support that is connected to one side of the waist wearer so as to support the infant, thereby increasing the user's convenience in taking care of the baby, and can take care of the infant more stably.

Description

Wearable baby weight support system

The present invention relates to an infant weight support device capable of supporting an infant while being worn on a user's waist or the like.

In general, infant carriers are used to take care of infants more conveniently and safely when they cannot walk or go out with young infants.

The infant carrier is configured to be supported by placing the infant on the chest side or the back side while wearing it on the user's upper body.

However, since the prior art carrier for infants is mostly configured to be worn on the user's shoulder through a belt or worn on the upper body such as the waist, the infant's weight is transmitted to the user's upper body as it is, thereby significantly affecting the user's spine. There is a problem that it is not easy to care for infants because the crowd follows.

In addition, the prior art carrier for infants is mostly used only when moving because it is made of a form to protect and support the infant, and there is a problem that the infant cannot move actively and freely.

Korean Registered Patent No. 10-1829876 United States Patent Publication US2018 / 00020843 A1

The present invention has been devised to solve the above-mentioned problems, and it is possible to support the infant while wearing the user's waist as well as the legs, thereby increasing the user's convenience and wearing more comfortably. The aim is to provide an infant weight support device.

A wearable infant weight support device according to the present invention for realizing the above-described object includes a pair of leg supports made of a joint link structure to support a load while being worn on a user's leg; A hip support connected to the upper end of the pair of leg supports and positioned at a user's hip; A waist wearer that is rotatably connected to the hip supporter so as to be worn on a user's waist, and is capable of being reversed to the front and back of the user; It characterized in that it comprises an infant support made to support the infant is connected to one side of the waist wear.

The leg support is connected to the hip support side with a connecting shaft and a thigh link worn on the user's thigh side, a thigh link connected to the thigh link, and a thigh link worn on the user's calf side, and the thigh link and the calf link connected. It is formed in a position and includes a knee joint part capable of adjusting bending stiffness, and a rigidity adjusting device that increases the bending stiffness of the knee joint part when the user is not moving and lowers the bending stiffness of the knee joint part when the user is not moving. It is preferably configured.

It is preferable that a wear belt is provided on at least one of the thigh link and the calf link to be worn on the leg.

The stiffness control device is connected to the knee joint portion, a connector formed in a circular structure so that the wire can be wound, a wire connected to the thigh link from the connector, and elasticity provided on the wire to provide elasticity A member, a wire guide body which is interlocked through the connection body and the wire and rotates in the opposite direction to the connection body to guide the position and movement of the wire, and is provided on the thigh link side to adjust the tension of the wire It is preferable to include a tension control means to increase or decrease the bending stiffness.

The tension adjusting means is connected to the wire and is provided on the thigh link side to control the tension of the wire while moving a certain displacement, and the thigh link is provided on the thigh link to guide the movement of the lever and at the same time the operating position of the lever It is preferably configured to include a guide crystal for fixing.

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The waist wearer is preferably configured to be detachable and coupled to be worn on the user's waist.

It is preferable that a position support means is provided between the hip supporter and the waist wearer to support the waist wearer in an inverted state toward the front or rear of the user.

The position supporting means may be a compression spring connected between the hip supporter and the waist wearer.

The main problem solving means of the present invention as described above, will be described in more detail more specifically and clearly through the example of the 'detailed contents for the implementation of the invention', or attached 'drawings' to be described below, wherein In addition to the main problem solving means as described above, various problem solving means according to the present invention will be further presented and described.

The wearable infant weight support device according to the present invention is configured to support an infant placed on a support in a state of wearing the user's waist as well as the legs, thereby increasing the user's convenience in taking care of the baby and taking care of the infant more stably. It has the effect.

In addition, the present invention has an effect that can be smoothly moved in a state in which the infant is supported because a rigidity adjusting device capable of adjusting bending stiffness is configured in the knee joint.

1 is a perspective view showing a wearable infant weight support device according to an embodiment of the present invention, is a state diagram when the wearer is used in front.
Figure 2 is a perspective view showing a wearable infant weight support device according to an embodiment of the present invention, is a state diagram of use when the wearer's back.
Figure 3 is a side view showing a wearable infant weight support device according to an embodiment of the present invention, a view showing a state of use.
Figure 4 is a side configuration diagram showing a knee joint stiffness control device of a wearable infant weight support device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a detailed view of a main part of the knee joint stiffness control device of a wearable infant weight support device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a detailed view showing the operating state of the knee joint stiffness control device of the wearable infant weight support device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

When explaining a preferred embodiment of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings as follows.

1 to 3 are views showing a wearable infant weight support device according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 1 is a perspective view of the wearer's front use, Figure 2 is a perspective view of the wearer's back when used, Figure 3 is a side view to be. And, Figures 4 to 6 is a view showing a knee joint stiffness control device configured in a wearable infant weight support device according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 4 is a side configuration diagram, Figure 5 is a main part detail view, 6 is an operational state diagram.

Referring to these drawings, the wearable infant weight support apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention is formed of a joint link structure and a pair of leg supports 10 configured to be worn on a user's leg, and the pair of A hip support 30 connected to the upper end of the leg support 10 and positioned at the user's hip, and a waist support 40 that is rotatably connected to the hip support 30 to be worn on the user's waist ), It is connected to one side of the waist wear 40 is configured to include an infant support (50) made to support the infant.

As described above, the main components constituting the wearable infant weight support apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail.

First, the infant support 50 is a portion made to support a baby in a state where the baby is raised, and a plate-like structure in which the baby's legs can be raised, as well as a chair structure in which the baby can sit, varies according to the conditions of implementation. It can be configured by modification.

In addition, the infant support 50 may be configured by adding a cushioning material or a similar structure to a portion where the baby has a body, such as a foot.

In addition, the infant support 50 is made of a belt or the like so that the baby does not fall, it is also possible to further configure a safety wear that can be worn on the baby.

Next, the waist wearer 40 is configured to support the infant supporter 50 while being worn on the user's waist and perform a function of transferring loads to the pair of leg supporters 10 through the hip supporter 30. do.

The waist wear table 40 may be basically composed of a hard synthetic resin or a lightweight metal material capable of supporting and transmitting a load, and to have a round structure to be worn while seated on the waist of the user. It is preferably made. At this time, it is preferable that the waist wear table 40 is configured by adding a cushion material to at least a portion of the user's waist.

In addition, the waist wear table 40 is preferably configured to be separated and coupled so that at least one of them can be worn on the user's waist as shown in FIG. 1. The detachable and coupled structure of the waist wear belt 40 can be implemented in various modifications, and can be configured to be coupled and separated by a buckle structure 42 on the infant support 50 side as shown in the figure. The position and number of coupling and separation of the waist wear table 40 may be appropriately set and configured according to the implementation conditions.

In particular, the waist wear table 40 is preferably configured to be reversed back and forth so as to support the baby from the user's chest and back sides as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3. To this end, the waist wear 40 is connected to the hip support 30 by a hinge shaft 32 and is configured to be rotatable within a predetermined angle (for example, 180 degrees) in the front and rear directions, and the waist wear ( It is preferable that the position supporting means 45 is provided so that the rotational position capable of supporting the baby is maintained while the 40) is rotated forward or backward.

The position support means 45 may be a stopper structure (not shown) that is configured on the hip support 30 and stops from rotating further downward while the waist wear 40 is rotated forward or backward. . The stopper structure to prevent further rotation is a well-known configuration, and illustration and description of the drawings are omitted.

In addition, the position support means 45 may be an elastic structure connected between the hip support 30 and the waist wear 40. 3 shows a state in which the elastic structure is exposed, and can be configured to elastically support the waist mount 40 using a compression spring 47 and provide elastic force to determine the position of the inverted state together. have. When the compression spring 47 is installed in this way, it is also possible to provide elasticity in the vertical direction through the compression spring 47 when the baby moves up and down while the baby is placed on the infant support 50.

In addition, the position supporting means 45 may be configured using a variety of known elastic members that provide similar elastic force even if the compression spring 47 is not. In addition, it is also possible to configure to provide elasticity by installing a spring structure on the hinge shaft 32 connecting the waist wearer 40 and the hip supporter 30.

Next, the hip support 30 is a component for transmitting the load of the waist wearer 40 described above to the leg supporter 10 in a state located at the user's hip side, using a connection link or the like according to the human body model Various structures such as motion structure and shape can be implemented by adding degrees of freedom.

Next, the leg support 10 is a part configured to support the load transmitted through the hip support 30 while being worn on the user's leg, and the femoral link 11 with the knee joint part 10a as the center. It consists of a calf link (15), the knee joint portion (10a) is configured to adjust the bending stiffness (or damping).

That is, the leg support 10 is connected to the hip support 30 with a connecting shaft 35 and is connected to the thigh link 11 worn on the thigh side of the user, and connected to the thigh link 11 to the user's calf side It is configured to include a stiffness adjusting device 20 that is configured on the knee joint portion 10a side to which the calf link 15 is worn, and the femur link 11 and the calf link 15 are connected. .

Here, it is preferable that both the femoral link 11 and the calf link 15 are provided with wear belts 12 and 16 to be worn on the user's legs.

The femoral link 11 may be connected to the hip support 30 in a link structure so that relative rotation is possible as shown in the drawing. It is also possible to configure by adding a link between the femoral link 11 and the hip support 30. . At this time, it is also possible to install and configure a rotation-restricting structure (that is, a structure capable of rotation locking or unlocking) that limits relative rotation, if necessary, on the connecting shaft 35 of the hip support 30 and the femoral link 11.

 Alternatively, it is also possible to connect the thigh link 11 to the hip support 30 so that relative rotation is not possible, and it is also possible to configure the thigh link 11 to adjust the length with respect to the hip support 30. .

 The femoral link 11 is preferably made of a hollow structure so that the stiffness adjusting device 20 can be built or installed therein. The installation configuration of the rigidity adjusting device 20 will be described in detail below.

The calf link 15 is configured to enable relative rotation with respect to the femoral link 11 through the knee joint portion 10a, so that the relative rotational rigidity, that is, the joint bending rigidity, is changed by the rigidity adjusting device 20. It is composed.

The stiffness control device 20 is configured to increase the bending stiffness of the knee joint portion 10a when the user is not moving, and to lower the bending stiffness of the knee joint portion 10a when the user is in music.

The stiffness control device 20 includes a connecting body 21 connected to the knee joint portion 10a, a wire 23 connected from the connecting body 21 toward the thigh link 11, and a wire 23 It is provided between the elastic member 24 to provide elasticity, and provided in the thigh link 11, the wire guide body 25 for guiding the position and movement of the wire 23 and the thigh link 11 side is provided It is preferably configured to include a tension adjusting means 26 for adjusting the tension of the wire (23).

Here, as shown in Figure 6, the connecting body 21 is made of a structure that can be wound wire 23 is made of a circular structure as illustrated in the drawing, the wire guide body 25 is connected to the connecting body 21 It is meshed through a wire 23. At this time, the calf link 15 can be rotated relative to the femoral link 11 through the knee joint portion 10a, so that the wire guide 25 is engaged with the connecting body 21 through the wire 23. When connected, they rotate in opposite directions. In addition, the connecting body 21 functions to pull the wire 23 when the calf link 15 moves around the joint portion.

The wire 23 may be formed of a conventional metallic linear member, but it may also be constructed using a linear member such as a rope or a belt rather than a metallic material.

The elastic member 24 is preferably installed in the middle of the wire 23 is composed of a coil spring or the like to provide a tensile elastic force. Of course, the elastic member 24 may be configured to be connected between other structures at both ends to which the wire 23 is connected, rather than the intermediate position of the wire 23.

The wire guide body 25 is made of a rotating pulley or the like and is configured to guide the movement of the wire 23. If necessary, it can be configured by installing several places at an appropriate location where the wire passes.

In particular, the tension adjusting means 26 is a portion configured to pull the wire 23 from the thigh link 11 side, and may be configured in a manual or automatic manner.

In the case of manual operation, the user can directly configure the tension of the wire 23 by pulling the lever 27 directly from the thigh link 11 side, and in the case of the automatic method, when the user operates the switch or the like, an actuator made of a motor, etc. It can be configured to pull the wire 23 while operating.

In the drawings of this embodiment, the manual tension control means 26 are illustrated.

The manual tension control means 26 is connected to the wire 23 and is provided on the thigh link 11 side to move the predetermined displacement while adjusting the tension of the wire 23 and the lever 27 and thigh link 11 ) Is provided to guide the movement of the lever 27 and at the same time it can be configured to include a guide crystal 28 to fix the operating position of the lever (27).

Here, the movement trajectory of the lever 27 may be variously configured in a straight line, a circular shape, or the like depending on the operating conditions. In this embodiment, a structure that moves up and down in a straight line is shown.

The guide crystal 28 may constitute an operating path of the lever 27, and may also be configured such that its position is stopped by a method such as a jam while the lever 27 is moved. The structure of the lever 27 for locking and positioning is well known in a known guide structure, and thus detailed illustration and description thereof will be omitted.

As described above, the rigidity adjusting device 20 can be used while changing the tension of the wire 23 according to the user's needs. That is, when the user is not moving, the lever 27 is pulled upward as shown in FIG. 4 to increase the tension of the wire 23 to increase the bending stiffness of the knee joint portion, thereby providing stable support through the leg support 10. 3 to maintain the state, and by moving the lever 27 downward as shown in FIG. 3 to loosen the tension, the rigidity of the knee joint portion 10a is weakened, so that the user can move smoothly.

As described above, the technical ideas described in the embodiments of the present invention may be implemented independently of each other, or may be implemented in combination with each other. In addition, the present invention has been described through the embodiments described in the drawings and detailed description of the invention, but this is only exemplary, and those skilled in the art to which the invention pertains have various modifications and other equivalent embodiments. It is possible. Therefore, the technical protection scope of the present invention should be defined by the appended claims.

10: leg support 11: thigh link
15: Calf link 20: Rigidity adjustment device
21: connector 23: wire
24: elastic member 25: wire guide
26: tension control means 27: lever
28: guide crystal 30: hip support
40: waist wear 45: position support means
50: infant support

Claims (9)

A pair of leg supports made of a joint link structure to support a load while being worn on a user's leg;
A hip support connected to the upper end of the pair of leg supports and positioned at a user's hip;
The hip support is rotatably connected to a hinge axis and is made to be worn on a user's waist, and a waist wearing table configured to be reversed to the front and rear of the user;
Position support means between the hip supporter and the waist wearer is a stopper structure or an elastic structure for supporting the waist wearer in an inverted state toward the front or rear of the user;
It is connected to one side of the waist wearer includes an infant support made to support the infant,
The leg support,
A thigh link connected to the hip support side by a connecting shaft and worn on the thigh side of the user,
A calf link connected to the thigh link and worn on the calf side of the user,
A knee joint portion formed at a position where the femoral link and the calf link are connected to adjust bending stiffness,
And a rigidity adjusting device that increases the bending stiffness of the knee joint portion when the user is not moving and lowers the bending stiffness of the knee joint portion when the user is not moving,
The stiffness control device,
A connection body formed in a circular structure to be connected to the knee joint portion so that the wire can be wound;
A wire connected to the thigh link from the connecting body,
An elastic member provided on the wire to provide elasticity,
A wire guide body engaged with the connection body through the wire and rotating in the opposite direction to the connection body to guide the position and movement of the wire;
Wearable infant weight support device is provided on the side of the thigh portion, characterized in that it comprises a tension control means to increase or decrease the bending stiffness by adjusting the tension of the wire. The method according to claim 1,
The tension control means,
A lever that is connected to the wire and is provided on the thigh link side to adjust the tension of the wire while moving a certain displacement,
Wearable infant weight support device, characterized in that it is provided on the thigh link comprises a guide crystal for fixing the operating position of the lever while guiding the movement of the lever. The method according to claim 1,
Wearable infant weight support device, characterized in that a wear belt is provided to be worn on at least one of the thigh link and the calf link. The method according to claim 1,
The waist wearer is wearable infant weight support device, characterized in that configured to be detachable and coupled to be worn on the user's waist. The method according to claim 1,
The position support means is a wearable infant weight support device, characterized in that the compression spring connected between the hip support and the waist wear.
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